A spring breeze cradles the hair on my arm

Birds greet a shining sun with a melodious song

I get a message from friend not seen in so long

As I read it I sip cocoa to brush away the chill

At a bakery wafting joy through crisp morning air

It's a tonic to the doldrums, to light the way

And remind my grumpy self to cherish the day

She’s not coming back for sure

The door slammed like a hammer on a nail

My bleeding heart sliding down the gutter

The world comes down with it into darkness

I wonder where to begin again, is it possible?

After so much disappoinment pooling like blood

from a solider shot on the battlefield of love

Is there a doctor to treat this great infection,

To medicate it with hope and great courage

So that I may see tomorrow through this red haze

And wake from the pain to reach for better days

Eyes open in the haunting moonlight

Terror soaks the sheets in the night

A twitch and a spasm spread so fast

Growl and hiss lead to a howl at last

Gnashing teeth hunger for mortal blood

A crash through the window into the mud

Scamper up the hill in search of juicy prey

Better find a feast before the light of day

Amidst ignorant screams, someone we long for

Not too perfect, we imagine being him or her

Nor too flawed, we reach for light in the dark

A rapid rise from humble, hard circumstance

With booming voice to quiet evil and inspire love

And a heart beating with the passion of a nation

Come to us, your moment is now

Like lightning singes the tip of your nose

And a siren wails to shake from head to toes

The tug from beyond can’t be tamed - can’t be stopped

The moment you’re walking in a self-burdening bubble

Then a poison needle stabs down in a sickening pop

Blind eyes crack open to see what was never dreamed

Gone before his 25th birthday, water quenched his flame

Life vanishes in a blur, only capricious fate to blame

happiness, you're something that comes and goes

I have to stand tall to reach you on my toes

So damn fickle, ready to choose someone else

The moment I think about you, you stick out your tongue

And off you go to start another person's fun

You're a cruel thing, ready to crush my dreams

A sadistic smile knows all is not what it seems

When I find you, I'll squash you like a bug

So we'll all be the same - equally unhappy

all this time and nowhere to go

every day drips like paint so slow

I hear 'oh, it'll all be over soon'

but when its over I'll be an old prune

how I want a hug or to go out without fear

but only my friend Loneliness lives here

The queen of the forest had only one rule:

Don't pet the ghost stallions on the northern thule

They were a gift from the west barbarians, you see

Destined to roam the lands so fast and free

Never felt hunger, never felt a touch of fear

They waited faithfully until a midnight so clear

In their master would wander with golden gear

And he rode them into an underworld drenched in despair

To show the Lost how the magical beasts lived without a care